"MacArthur and Patton, standing together under an artillery barrage chatting about the futility of taking cover" sounds like something out of a fanfiction. Sometimes real life truly is crazier than fiction.
@Madhattersinjeans6 жыл бұрын
I mean, the point of taking cover from artillery then was to avoid a slow death from some random bit of shrapnel or debris being thrown at you. The blasts themselves would be fatal. While taking cover seems pointless when you're near instant death it beats dying from an infected wound that takes weeks to kill you.
@edbrown42186 жыл бұрын
MacArthur wrote about this meeting in his autobiography. He said that Patton kept flinching at the shells bursting around them on the hill. MacArthur then told him, "Don't worry Major, you never hear the one that kills you."
@kaisahfx12466 жыл бұрын
don't believe the propaganda
@TheOlesarge4 жыл бұрын
These men didn't meet Col. Kilgore.
@shuaguin54464 жыл бұрын
What I find interesting is that most of those crazy story are found in Anglo-saxon stories side of the war. Maybe some cultures tended to be more flexible with the truth...
@W1se0ldg33zer6 жыл бұрын
When Patton was assigned as American's first tank school instructor, he was the only person in the entire Army who could drive one. He backed most all of the new tanks they got in Paris off the train by himself. He even spent time on designing a tankers' uniform. There's a picture of him wearing one of his creations that included an American football helmet. He did everything - had to convince other officers to use tanks as infantry support, personally scouted and provided recon and did all the logistical planning for the 1st Provisional Tank Brigade all on his own. Went from Captain to Colonel in a couple of months time.
@aug-pahunters513 жыл бұрын
His philosophy came from the calvary and it would logically extend that tanks are armored horses. Made a ton of mistakes out of hubris.
@ufoash10662 жыл бұрын
@@aug-pahunters51 It's kind of hard to know how to use something that's never been used before
@marks_sparks16 жыл бұрын
One man described Dougs father Arthur MacArthur succinctly "The most egotistical, self centred man I ever knew, until I met his son!"
@allenatkins22636 жыл бұрын
Haters going to hate.
@howardwhite15076 жыл бұрын
nope, truth
@willsteele7936 жыл бұрын
Howard White yes, but one actually wants a confident commander or even egotistical, as long as they were intelligent.
@elwin386 жыл бұрын
In that case, like father, like son.
@ricardo531005 жыл бұрын
I like generals who win battles and I like Presidents who can deliver economic growth and peace. I am not really interested whether they are nice people. I don't want to hang out them or work for them. I want them to serve and in return they get authority and fame.
@johnferguson72356 жыл бұрын
Dwight Eisenhower famously once said that he "studied dramatics under MacArthur" for seven years.
@Autobotmatt4286 жыл бұрын
John Ferguson I think Ike’s leadership is more the polar opposite of MacArthur.
@hanovergreen40916 жыл бұрын
IF I remember correctly, Eisenhower was an aide to MacArthur during the Bonus Army "action'.
@Idahoguy101576 жыл бұрын
Too bad McArthur wasn’t a POW after the Phillipines
@luisparga78306 жыл бұрын
John Ferguson
@recklessted6 жыл бұрын
Ike puts both of these guys to shame, and apparently throws excellent shade.
@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva6 жыл бұрын
Why am I not surprised Patton and MacArthur did something as badass as have a casual conversation under artillery barrage when they first met?
@Gala-yp8nx6 жыл бұрын
About the futility of taking cover from an artillery barrage. Makes sense considering what kinds of military theories they were proponents of.
@LuvBorderCollies6 жыл бұрын
The group was only missing Montgomery for a trifecta of hyper-egos. But this might have the time Monty tripped and knocked himself out while his squad was wiped out.
@kaisahfx12466 жыл бұрын
dont believe the propaganda if true they'd be the only sane men to have done so never seen any other vets write such rubbish
@paratrooper6296 жыл бұрын
@@LuvBorderCollies he was a Platoon leader at the time and he took a hit in one lung and one knee. He ordered his men not to rescue him but he eventually was by his troops. Please read serious history books and not the anti Monty a nd anti MacArthur B'S on this site.users and thought police are hate them both.
@paratrooper6296 жыл бұрын
Alternate history. Com...... ultra haters of Monty and .MAC. ignorate cowardly losers.
@Edax_Royeaux6 жыл бұрын
It is a great tragedy that when Patton lead his tank assault against his fellow WWI vets, he encountered Joe Angelo, the very soldier whom had saved his life during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. When confronted by Angelo, Patton loudly declared "I do not know this man. Take him away and under no circumstances permit him to return." Given that Patton had glorified war so much, you just know that assault on the Bonus Army was just tearing apart his soul. Despite all that we see in that 1970 Patton movie, this moment was probably his darkest hour. He recognized the legitimacy of his fellow veterans complaints.
ODDBALL SOK it was a tank Assault if you look up the footage of the bonus army incident you will see that they had some American ft17 Tanks
@johnsmitty74476 жыл бұрын
@@Autobotmatt428 patton had a half dozen or so french tanks and he used them to attack and destroy the shanty town that the washington protesters built...
@Cityinlead6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and his nickname “blood and guts” kinda goes out the window too when you realize he threw up at one of the concentration camps he liberated
@hildoschutte62006 жыл бұрын
To complete the picture: As Army Chief of Staff, MacArthur personally commanded the infantry and cavalry charges. There were indeed 6 Renault FT-17 tanks commanded by Patton.
@VladTevez6 жыл бұрын
Two extremely humble men!
@andersonandrighi45396 жыл бұрын
Humble is not an adjective I would use to describe Patton.
@karlkarlos35456 жыл бұрын
sarcasm?
@letsplaybrosiden226 жыл бұрын
Neither of these guys were very humble. Maybe Patton over MacArthur but both were very much into their own egos. Especially since MacArthurs ego is what got him booted when he got into a fight with Truman.
@Autobotmatt4286 жыл бұрын
Blackadder1886 he didn’t actually do that. It’s more like FDR gave him the Medal for the defense which he botched.
@Autobotmatt4286 жыл бұрын
Well if it’s a contest for who was more humble by comparison. Patton wins hands down.
@joed33256 жыл бұрын
came home after a hard day -> saw the great war updated -> fully operational again
@whodoobucrew29606 жыл бұрын
Story of my life. Its not gonna be the same without these videos :(
@robot-he6nq6 жыл бұрын
Joe Bubenz never fear, Indy is still hosting the World War Two in real Time channel.
@onesmoothstone56804 жыл бұрын
👏👏🇺🇸
@indianajones43216 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you Great War team been waiting for this episode
@jackfontana93196 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@DokDo19956 жыл бұрын
So MC Arthur made it to Level 55...
@thomaswolf28966 жыл бұрын
MacArthur was also part of the US Army of occupation in the Rhineland, his Headquarter was located in Sinzig. He fell in love with a German Nurse, Herta Heuser and wanted to marry her. His loveletters were just discovered a short time ago and sold at Sotheby's.
@ricardo531005 жыл бұрын
So Doug did not have a libido. Someone ought to write a book.
@ardshielcomplex89173 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that MacArthur being so in love with himself. could ever fall "in love" with anyone least of all a German woman. Could it be that she had a more impressive uniform than his ?
@jacaredosvudu16386 ай бұрын
@@ardshielcomplex8917 maybe she racked some great cannons and had a formidable back defense
@jodycwilliams6 жыл бұрын
I love that you’re still doing this. Your entire series will be famous 50 years from now, and people will be watching it even 50 years after that. Thanks so much for keeping up the quality work.
@sss1ck5 жыл бұрын
MacArthur called for Patton. When Patton received this order, he went to find MacArthur. Patton approached MacArthur and as artillery exploded everywhere around them, they stared at each other in the eye. Later on Patton commented on this incident, he said “I saw him blink”-War of the Generals-D.Irving
@kevinodriscoll39046 жыл бұрын
Congratulations to Indy and the whole staff there at The Great War. I am a professional researcher and have read a number of substantial histories of WWI over the past 4 years, but you have really made the war come to life. This is a serious and scholarly program and I wish you all the best. Kudos!
@kaiserwilhelmii18276 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best channels on KZbin. Your videos are so high quality and interesting! Truly amazing job.
@nelsonnoname0016 жыл бұрын
Surprising, odd, and unbelievably amazing (to the point of goose bumps) to think that they met during the war, and during battle no less, wonder what the odds are
@gungriffen5 жыл бұрын
In the next War Douglas MacArthur will command Patton's cousin in the Pacific Lieutenant General Chesty Puller, who himself will become legendary in the Marines.
@PeterPan541674 жыл бұрын
Puller was a better man and warrior than both those peacocks put together.
@paulteschjr15146 жыл бұрын
AWESOME! Thank you. I have been looking forward to this episode since I found this channel in '15!
@uppastdawn76274 жыл бұрын
I saw on a documentary that MacArthur graduated with the second highest standing at West Point , of all time.
@swampdonkey15672 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact Genral Pershing was also very important for tanks, he helped the FT-17 to catch, long story about why it wasn't being used to shorten it, French generals wanted it, politcans and public wanted heavy tanks. Pershing orders basically just helped French generals get there way, cause he ordered alot believeing there speed would open the front. Ft-17 is arguably the 1st modern tank.
@zot82186 жыл бұрын
I am always expecting to see George C Scott when someone mentions Patton... Hollywood damn you...
@TheCimbrianBull6 жыл бұрын
Me too! 😅🤣😂
@SinisterGerbils6 жыл бұрын
No fighting in the war room...
@samiam55576 жыл бұрын
Ol' Blood & Guts PATTON! And the great MacArthur!!! Excellent episode Indy!
@hansmelbye18046 жыл бұрын
Only 6 days left...
@phillip52456 жыл бұрын
Spoiler Alert!
@ethanthom49776 жыл бұрын
Pls end me I love this channel
@ArcturusOTE6 жыл бұрын
And so, the Seminal Tragedy reaches it's twilight
@anameofsomesort9596 жыл бұрын
This video works as another great prelude to your other series! Great Job Indy and Gang!
@hentehoo276 жыл бұрын
Can you do a episode about C.G. Mannerheim?
@ericquid59724 жыл бұрын
We've very much love to late General Douglas Mc Arthur in the philippines we have Mc Arthur highways in Luzon in honor to him.
@samstewart48076 жыл бұрын
You forgot Harry Truman. The origin of the MacArthur- Truman animosity is ww1 action. Would you do a video about this?
@byronbreese34546 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Great segment, guys. thx.
@Edgar-dp5qu6 жыл бұрын
YES. I CAUGHT UP JUST BEFORE THE WAR ENDED. Thank you so much for all your hard work, guys.
@jimcronin20433 жыл бұрын
Patton and Eisenhower became friends in the interwar years and would break down and reassemble tanks together to gain a better understanding of them.
@MIRobin226 жыл бұрын
It’s cool that you guys brought over the guy from World War Two for this crossover episode!
@wyckoffwilliam59502 жыл бұрын
General Patton And General McCauther are my Hero’s and always have been
@davidjy94206 жыл бұрын
I'm early but I want to say that I love the show!!!
@moxi_floxi6 жыл бұрын
Read the description closely. "Dessert Operations" I fully expect this game to have lots of brownies and cheesecake
@Jersey2tall866 жыл бұрын
0:59 It was not called, "the revenge operation" against Pancho Villa. The operations as a whole were collectively referred to as "the Punitive Expeditions" against Mexico.
@frankwhite34066 жыл бұрын
MacArthur , was played by Gregory Peck, another great movie !
@Legitpenguins996 жыл бұрын
"instead of taking cover, they discussed the futility of taking cover" What a legend
@Dreadnought266 жыл бұрын
Yes when the US entered a year ago on the show I asked for a Patton and MacArthur episode and here it is
@glennschumacher94986 жыл бұрын
I was told that Patton was inspired to join the cavalry by a family friend Col. John Singleton Mosby the famous confederate raider.
@paratrooper6292 жыл бұрын
Not sure about that. But... I will do some reading on that. Thanks.
@aerofd6 жыл бұрын
Great job as always.
@HardcoreHobby6 жыл бұрын
I love your show and have watched it for many years, but I have a suggestion that you could do bio-specials on two personalities that I think are particularly interesting. The first is Major General Smedley Butler of the USMC and the second is Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett of the British army. Both fought in some capacity in the Great War, but both are more famous for events from both before and after the war and both are, and were, very controversial. I think they both could make very interesting bio-special subjects.
@DarkshadowXD636 жыл бұрын
I remember requesting a video on McArthur 2 years ago and now it's here lol
@qweteryFTW6 жыл бұрын
a few days left boys. The is gonna be over
@Andreu0rtin6 жыл бұрын
Of course, german comeback is imminent!
@ferrjuan6 жыл бұрын
Andreu Ortín Borràs about twenty years later u mean?
@Joshua_236 жыл бұрын
@@ferrjuan yes indeed, some mustache model dude will lead them
@kckong74336 жыл бұрын
Just an interlude of 20 years before the next episode.
@robot-he6nq6 жыл бұрын
KC Kong nah, it’s already started now, but it’s called World War Two in Real Time.
@zoperxplex6 жыл бұрын
MacArthur's father, Arthur MacArthur was chief of staff, the highest position in the U.S. Army. He came from military nobility.
@eliteterminator73506 жыл бұрын
Love ur content
@pdannysan135 жыл бұрын
7:18 what dramatic hand gesturing
@blissjoy825 Жыл бұрын
Patton declared MacArthur as "the bravest man I ever met." That statement is a testament to MacArthur's courage at the WWI frontlines, especially as subsequent thereto, Patton was clearly impatient with cowards. Both men exemplify heroism.
@StewartMccann-ym4wd6 ай бұрын
Mmm why did he always keep hiding in the second world war?
@andrewbolton17326 жыл бұрын
Hey Indy, really enjoyed the work of the team so far, I'd like to ask a question. My great grandpa served in the British Navy in the Atlantic, he was on the ships tasked with protecting convoys, he said that it was so cold that if you didn't wear gloves your hands would get stuck on the railings, what types of roles were there for these sailors, and can you recommend any sources or accounts so that I can learn more about what his service was like there?
@Worldtimes16 жыл бұрын
Can't believe its the last two bios :(
@brianhuss91843 жыл бұрын
Pershing was probably the most remarkable senior General the US Army has ever had. We were very fortunate that he was the commander of the AEF.
@paratrooper6292 жыл бұрын
Pershing did an outstanding job in WW1. Fred Funston was a General and was a leading contender to command the AEF but died of a heart attack. Pershing did the USA and allies proud.
@criscabrera9098 Жыл бұрын
@@paratrooper629didn’t he also order his men to charge in German position hours before the armistice was to go into affect?
@AmazingAce6 жыл бұрын
Thank Patton and the Renault FT for the next few decades of US tank design and tactics.
@thomasrhodes50136 жыл бұрын
Truman, later President Truman, was a Captain in the Rainbow Division. MacArthur must have thought he was still Truman's senior officer, years afterwards during the Korean Conflict. ....Truman put him in his place and ''fired'' him.
@MakeMeThinkAgain6 жыл бұрын
Nice. I didn't know this. This was also the greatest lesson the US tried to teach Japan. We'll see if they learned it.
@Truth_Hurts5286 жыл бұрын
By "fired" you mean scapegoated
@thomasrhodes50136 жыл бұрын
Japan and the Atomic weapons were several years before this incident. This occurred during the Korean war. I don't think, [think], we dropped the bombs on Japan to teach them a lesson. I suspect that these were earmarked for Germany. Some cities were not target with conventional bombs in Germany, Dresden was one such location. Fate intervened and Germany surrendered before the bombs were ready. @@MakeMeThinkAgain
@thomasrhodes50136 жыл бұрын
@@Truth_Hurts528 NO...he was fired by Truman. MacArthurr was going to cross the Yalu river and take the war into China. He refused to cow to Truman, so, Truman fired him....circa 1953?
@JDemonpbt6 жыл бұрын
thomas rhodes Truman was never assigned to the 42nd Division, nor was he ever under MacAuthur’s Command.
@DUARTE996 жыл бұрын
So fascinating. Thank you!
@mattwoodard25356 жыл бұрын
As an note, Patton also was friends with Dwight Eisenhower and did a lot of the experiments with tanks with him. sm
@LuvBorderCollies6 жыл бұрын
Eisenhower got insight into Patton's mindset. Even though Ike never made it to Europe he still was getting an education on the future conduct of armored warfare. Plus working with inflated egos!
@만물상자TV전쟁의신10 ай бұрын
I love Douglas MacArthur. America's greatest strategist who predicted the future 70 years in advance.
@samkobuzinkai58715 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video about Ferdinand Čatloš? I am from Slovakia and he was a general during Slovak state(1939-45) and he served in austro-hungarian army and then he joined to czechoslovakian legionons.
@tractorfan76556 жыл бұрын
Please do a special about Percy Toplis, The Monocled Mutineer.
@wadejustanamerican12016 жыл бұрын
I'm not ready for the war to end.
@robbjohn2k1776 жыл бұрын
Heyy Indy, been watching since the start but never commented, love your work. In another channels video on World War One, they showed a map of how the entente wanted to divide Europe, it showed a new state around Hanover on the north west German coast. Was there any plans to carve any new states out of Germany other than Poland and the Rhineland?
@brutalnyas56396 жыл бұрын
Do you have a link?
@mewarmy94126 жыл бұрын
I think it was the 10 minute history ww1 video uploaded earlier today.
@rupvictoria30176 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on General George Marshall and Billy Mitchell?
@Autobotmatt4286 жыл бұрын
One thing that was missed is that MacArthur had a lot more to live up to the Patton. While Patton did have military ancestry in his family the were not as closely related to him as MacArthur was his own Father. Gen Arthur MacArthur not kidding that’s name. Was a Civil war hero and Medal of Honor recipient which he received at champion hill as a young lt at age 18. His son Douglas had a lot to live up to.
@stephenwright88242 жыл бұрын
Not Champion Hill, Missionary Ridge.
@_Phantom_Gaming_6 жыл бұрын
Hi Indy! I'm a big fan of the entire Great War channel, crew and all and I have a question that will hopefully reach OOTT. I have always been interested in the topic but never got to far when researching it. I am talking about Armored vehicles in World War One. I would like to know what the first official armored car division was and how effective were they, as well as their country of service.......Keep doing what you are doing and never forget the power of knowledge you bring to us all!!!!!!
@CHAR0N_196 жыл бұрын
Why don't the World War Two Channel "sponsor" one of TGW episodes, so that it is mentioned over here?
@paulangelo19746 жыл бұрын
Indy and crew. Would you make a bio covering Gen. John A Lejeune?
@bullpup336 жыл бұрын
Your series should seriously be college credits. Outstanding job!
@husarodelrey21596 жыл бұрын
MacArthur's father also fought in the Philippine-American War.
@HenceMan4 жыл бұрын
How we Americans see it: Macarthur:I'm the better General Patton:No I'm the better one Robert Lee & George Washington: Ladies ladies, let the men talk
@hoopsmcgee82726 жыл бұрын
Quick note on the 42nd Infantry Division. During the Meuse-Argonne offensive, they lost 50% of their men. After WWI, the unit patch was changed to indicate the losses. Instead of a full rainbow, like we see at 5:06, it is now just a half rainbow. The 42nd was one of the units that replaced mine (1st Infantry Division) when we left Iraq in 2007.
@overty37206 жыл бұрын
can you do an episode about the hashemites? specifically sharif hussein of mecca
@gobblox386 жыл бұрын
I noticed that Patton and Pershing had something in their front chest pocket. Was it a uniform item or just a coincidence?
@NowLoading2476 жыл бұрын
I would like to see you make a video about Heinz Gunther Guderian. (Might have misspelled his name).
@seanlander9321 Жыл бұрын
Patton wasn’t much chop in WWI, he was always hesitating. His very great failure was to withdraw American troops at the last minute from accompanying the Australian attack on Hamel. It was a shocking act of treachery. Some of the Americans though developed some sort of temporary hearing difficulty and didn’t hear the order to retreat. Those few took part in one of the major victories of WWI as it was the test for the August 1918 offensive of combined arms and devolved command that Australia developed to break the Hindenburg Line and to hold the captured ground.
@isacandersson76505 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a who did what in WW1 which is about Count Gilbert Hamilton
@thebestofallworlds1876 жыл бұрын
did Patton really say "We defeated the wrong enemy?" If so, where can I find that quote in an actual book?
@prince_sach504 жыл бұрын
I used to watch this series ALL THE TIME
@ZER0ZER0SE7EN3 жыл бұрын
Dwight Eisenhower said he studied dramatics under Douglas MacArthur.
@MothMizzle6 жыл бұрын
7:11 - why does this sound familiar? I could have sworn I heard it in a movie around this time last year, maybe December . . .
@glm01426 жыл бұрын
I always like the video before watching
@lacasadipavlov6 жыл бұрын
I like very much this kind of episodes! If you have enough time you could do one about Cesare Battisti/Camillo Ruggera!
@stephanmoore92346 жыл бұрын
My great grandfather served under General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific theatre of the Second World War!
@maxsmodels6 жыл бұрын
Patton personally killed one or two of Pancho Villas men in a battle that was more like an old west gunfight than a military firefight.
@sambeech67716 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe it’s all over this Sunday 🤯
@michaelkfoury94676 жыл бұрын
I hope they do an episode on George C. Marshall
@dams68296 жыл бұрын
You guys should check 10 minute history video on ww1 since Indy has cameo there at 5:23 of that video.
@Jersey2tall866 жыл бұрын
John Ferguson---And Douglas MacArthur once famously said of Eisenhower, "Best clerk I ever had."
@TheMurphyMonologues6 жыл бұрын
*"We defeated the wrong enemy"* -General Patton
@kstreet74386 жыл бұрын
Dark History should had let Patton take Berlin.
@niccolopaganini42686 жыл бұрын
@@kstreet7438 The history would be much better if Americans took Berlin and maybe some parts of today Poland
@kstreet74386 жыл бұрын
Niccolo Paganini Poland most likely would have a huge economy just like Japan and west Germany.
@naiveleftist8616 жыл бұрын
@@OscarDirlwood for this morons reading is too much work.
@niccolopaganini42686 жыл бұрын
I have crippling depression Exactly, i hate when some morons say the Soviets "liberated" my country.
@jeflarremore71706 жыл бұрын
That's fascinating. Is there information about J. Edgar Hoover or Truman on your channel?
@rabihrac6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting story about the impressive intermingled careers of three of the most famous generals of USA
@matthewmiller95265 жыл бұрын
Didn’t John Moseby tutor Patton when he was young, that is probably why he chose the cavalry. His family was from Virginia, his grandfather was a brigade commander under Stonewall Jackson and he had 2 uncles killed at Gettysburg during Picketts Charge.
@ShinobiHOG6 жыл бұрын
IMHO, outside of George Washington for what he means to the country, Douglas MacArthur was the greatest general in American history......
@hlynnkeith93346 жыл бұрын
Shinobi HOG You can make the argument that MacArthur was the greatest general in American history, but similar arguments can be made for Scott and Grant. However, there is no doubt that MacArthur was the greatest shogun Japan ever had.
@yathusanthulasi6 жыл бұрын
He messed up Korea.
@bdills896 жыл бұрын
Gtfo he was not the greatest American general in history. Only the one with the biggest ego
@leonardwashington29955 жыл бұрын
Shinobi HOG Tell that to the marines at chosin reservoir
@ZoborWarrior6 жыл бұрын
It´s a pity the makers of the show cannot access the sources from the Central European countries due to the language issues. We had so many special episodes about the famous Anglo-Saxon actors of the war, but so few about the "big names" of the other, small nations. I hope that from the viewers of this channel who live in those countries, will raise a new generation of historians who will tell the great and certainly breathtaking stories of their nations in this war - just like Can started with the Ottoman Empire.
@Charlesputnam-bn9zy5 жыл бұрын
They were at St Mihiel, Billy Mitchell was there too.
@matthias56516 жыл бұрын
Can you do episode on Erich Von Manstein in WW1
@STM0176 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for a bio on Karl I of Austria and Charles Whittlesey of the Lost Battalion
@wulybuker4 жыл бұрын
My great great grandfather was in the cavalry at Fort Ringgold in Texas during the First World War
@AlfredFJones17766 жыл бұрын
IDC what anybody says about them. They loved their country.
@christianjohnsalvador11216 жыл бұрын
As a Filipino who is fascinated with history, Macarthur is the only one who became Field Marshall of the Philippine Army because if i remember correctly the current rankings of our Armed Forces of the Philippines(AFP) and since after the independence from the USA and its establishment the highest officer rank i heard was General then its either you get to be something star general or you get to be Chief of Staff of the AFP or something just below the Commander in Chief(which the President holds). It seems like our Field Marshall of the Philippine Army rank is either defunct or not used entirely after the 1940's (i could be wrong in all this though)
@marks_sparks16 жыл бұрын
You are correct. MacArthur was made Field Marshal circa 1935-36. As it was an entirely new rank, he was given the privilege of designing the insignia. He chose not to make a separate uniform rank insignia but merely added a distinct gold braid around the rim of the existing US officers peak cap. This he wore till his retirement from the Philippine Army in 1939. Then he was called back to serve in the Philippines but still sporting his field marshals cap which he wore through to wars end and Korea. So he was wearing the insignia of a five star general of a foreign arny (no offence intended) before he was actually made a 5 star general officially in Dec 1944. And he can thank Monty (another supreme egotist) for bringing that rank about (whole story in itself)
@chaosbringerlord6 жыл бұрын
Will you cover battle of Le quesnoy
@DarkNightLight686 жыл бұрын
Hi Indy and team! It’s sad the show is almost over :(. I have a question for out of the trenches: Did the Allies or Germany had any plan for the winter of 1918 and the beginning of 1919 in case the armistice plans failed?
@andersonandrighi45396 жыл бұрын
Is part two of their bio is coming in World War II channel?